A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill,he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.

  "What's the problem?" The vet asked him when he arrived.

  "My cow's ill," the fanner said. "I don't know what's the matter with her. She's lying down and won't eat. She's making a strange noise."

The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."

  He took a bottle out of his box,put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."

  The vet gave him a tube (管子) and said, "Put this tube in her mouth,then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it."

The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.

  "How's your cow?" the vet asked.

  "No change," the farmer said, "and Fm feeling very strange myself." "Oh?" the vet said, "Why?"

  "I did what you said," the farmer answered. "I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it."

  "And?" the vet asked. "The cow blew first," the farmer said.

(   ) 11. In the story,the vet must be         .

   A. the farmer's friend   B. a milk factory

   C. a hospital for cows   D. a doctor for animals

(   ) 12. The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow         .

   A. couldn't lie down   B. didn't eat the pills

   C. couldn't make any noise   D. was ill

(   ) 13. What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

   A. Bottle of pills. B. A long tube.

   C. Two pills. D. A small box.

(   ) 14. The vet taught the farmer how         .

   A. to blow the tube   B. to make the cow take the pills

   C. to take the medicine   D. to put the tube in his mouth

(   ) 15. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. The fanner ate the pills himself.

   B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.

   C. The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day.

   D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.

 The salmon (大马哈鱼) is a very strange fish. It is born in a river. But the young salmon takes 2 years to swim down the rivers towards the Pacific Ocean. For another 2 years it lives in the sea and becomes full grown. Then it returns to the river where it was born.

  A grownup salmon weighs about 25 pounds and is nearly three feet long. The female salmon will not lay the eggs (产卵) in the Pacific Ocean. When it is almost time to lay them,both male and female salmon begin a great journey. Each salmon is heading for the river where it was born. A salmon may be a thousand miles from where its life began,yet it is able to return to that place.

  As the salmon swim,larger fish attack (袭击) them. The salmon are food for some other fish. Some are caught by fishermen. The salmon that are left keep swimming.

  After they enter the rivers,they head upstream (向上游) .If rocks and waterfalls (瀑布) are in their way,the salmon leap (^) over them. A salmon can leap up a fall as high as ten feet. It leaps by swimming at full speed under water,then rising to the surface. Almost the whole body of a salmon is made of muscle (肌肉) .It is these powerful muscles that make the salmon fit for fast swimming,turning quickly,and leaping high out of the water.

  Some reach their river in summer,others in the early autumn. They have come hundreds,even thousands of miles and it has taken them weeks and months.

(   ) 6. The young salmon was born        and grows up .

   A. in a river. . . in the river   B. in a river. .. in the sea

   C. in a sea... in the sea   D. in a sea. . . in the river

(   ) 7.         ，both male and female salmon will return to where they were born.

   A. When it is almost time for a female salmon to lay eggs

   B. After the female salmon has laid the eggs

   C. When they weigh 25 pounds and are nearly three feet long

   D. After they have lived in the Pacific Ocean for 4 years

(   ) 8. On their way back to the birth place,         salmon are eaten by larger fish and

       caught by fishermen.

   A. most. . . the others   B. some. . . the others

   C. most. . . the rest   D. some. . . others

(   ) 9.        swims down the rivers toward the Pacific Ocean while        swims upstream to the river where it was born.

   A. The young salmon.. . the grownup salmon

   B. A male salmon. . . a female salmon

   C. A baby salmon. . . both male and female salmon

   D. A grownup salmon. . . a baby salmon

(   ) 10. Powerful muscles make the salmon        swim fast,turn quickly and leap high out of the water.

   A. fit for   B. can   C. to   D. able to

  A man has a bird. It is very clever. Every day the man speaks to the bird. "Hello!" he says. "Hello!" the bird answers. "What are you doing?" says the man. "What are you doing?" says the bird.

  The man is not at home one day. A thief comes in. He is taking many things.    "Hello!" The thief hears the bird's words. " What are you doing?" The thief is very afraid,so he does not take any things and runs out of the house.

(   ) 1. The man teaches the bird         .

   A. how to say something   B. how to sing songs

   C. how to eat something   D. how to dance

(   ) 2. The bird is         .

   A. very nice   B. very clever

   C. very beautiful   D. very silly (傻的)

(   ) 3. The man speaks to the bird         .

   A. sometime   B. once a week

   C. every week   D. every day

(   ) 4. The thief is taking        things from the house.

   A. a few   B. a little   C. a lot of   D. some

(   ) 5. The thief        out of the room.

   A. walks   B. comes   C. runs   D. goes

  Mrs. Green's telephone number was three-four-six-three,and the number of the c 1       near her house was three-four-six-four,so people often made a m 2       and telephoned her when they wanted the cinema.

  One evening the telephone rang and Mrs. Green a 3       it. A tired man said, "At what time does your 1 4       film begin?"

  "I am sorry," said Mrs. Green, "but you have the w 5 number. This is not the cinema."

  "Oh,it began twenty minutes a 6       ，" said the man. "I am sorry a 7       that. Good?bye."

  Mrs. Green was very s 8       ,so she told her husband. He laughed and said, "The man's wife wanted to go to the cinema,but he was feeling t 9       ,so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him,but she didn't hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening,and the h 10       will be happy！”

1.c       2. m        3. a       4. 1      5. w         

6. a       7. a          8. s     9. t      10. h       

  The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.

  On the eve of the Spring Festival,family members get together and have big meals. Their favourite dish on this day is dumplings.

  Days before the Spring Festival,families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.

  The color red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy color and will bring them a bright future. People wear red,too. They decorate (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of "hong bao". It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually,older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.

  The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don't say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.

  For instance,you'd better not say any bad words like "death". Don't break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.

  Also,don't borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money,return it before the Spring Festival.

(   ) 11. What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?

   A. Family members gather for a big meal.

   B. Friends eat dumplings together.

   C. They borrow money from friends.

   D. They give each other hong bao.

(   ) 12. Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?

   A. Because they enjoy being clean.

   B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck.

   C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others.

   D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money.

(   ) 13. Which of the following things is NOT supposed to happen during the Spring Festival?

   A. Returning money before the Spring Festival.

   B. Saying words that have to do with death.

   C. Wearing red clothes.

   D. Decorating houses with red paper.

(   ) 14. The underlined phrase "running out" probably means "         ”.

   A. 跑出去   B. 打碎   C. 耗尽   D. 离开

(   ) 15. We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is         .

   A. a time of harvest and fun

   B. celebrated for one whole month

   C. only celebrated in China

   D. a time for families to get together

(   ) 6. If you want to watch a football game,the best programme for you would be

   A. TV play   B. Sports

   C. Around the world   D. Talk show

(   ) 7. The programme of        will let you know much about western countries.

   A. Sisters   B. Around China

   C. Around the world   D. On TV next week

(   ) 8. If you want to know something about tigers,elephants and monkeys,the best programme for you is         .

   A. Around Chin   B. Animal world   C. TV play   D. Foreign arts

(   ) 9. English classroom is a programme that         .

   A. lets you know something about classroom

   B. tells you something about students

   C. lets you know something about school life

   D. teaches you English

(   ) 10. The programme at the end of Channel 2        means        on TV next week.

   A. news   B. programmes   C. people   D. places

 Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example,they can help people save much time,and they can help people work out many problems they can't do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people.

  Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children.

  They hope computers can help them improve (提高) their studies in school. But many of the children use computers to play games,to watch video or to sing Karaoke instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes.

  In some other countries,even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.

  Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves.

(   ) 1. Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because .

   A. our country asks us to learn it   B. it can help us a lot

   C. we can use it to play games   D. it can help us to find jobs

(   ) 2. What does the underlined word "complain" mean?

   A. 抱怨   B. ^V赞赏   C. 考虑   D. 解释

(   ) 3. What do many teachers and parents complain about?

   A. Their students and children use computers to play games.

   B. Computers let them lost their jobs.

   C. Computers make the students and children fall behind.

   D. Computers bring people a lot of trouble.

(   ) 4. In this passage we know computers         .

   A. also bring us trouble   B. bring us happiness only

   C. are hated by people   D. are bad for people' health

(   ) 5. How do you understand the last sentence of this passage?

   A. Computers are used by people

   B. People can live well without computers

   C. One must decide how to use computers

 We are going to have a party in our house this evening. It is my mother's b 1       and she has invited my uncles and aunts and some of her f 2      . Mother and I are o 3       most of the food for the party,and father is getting the drinks. The livingroom 1 4       very pretty. Balloons of all colors are hanging from the lights.

  In the dinning room we have put out the best plates,glasses and table cloths,and it all looks b 5       . We are going to have soup,fish,chicken,fruit and cheese. We are going to d 6       until midnight and after that,we will have some more food,because we will be h 7       after all that dancing.

  Last year my mother had her birthday party in a r 8       ,but it is pleasanter at home. When it is my birthday,I am going to i 9       my friends and have a party in the garden. I will hang pretty lights in the t 10       and we will grill our food in the garden and dance on the grass.

1. b       2. f       3. o       4. 1       5. b         

6. d       7. h      8. r       9. l          10. t      

 Almost everyone likes to eat apples. Apple trees grow in nearly every part of the world.

The United States produces (出产) more apples than any other country except (除....外) France. The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples.

Apples are red,yellow or green. They are very popular in the United States. Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches. Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook dinner,so they often have their dinners very simply (简单地) .Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite dessert for many Americans.

The state of Washington is proud (骄傲) of its apples. The trees there produce about five billion apples every year―nearly one apple for every man,woman and child in the whole world.

(   ) 11. Almost everyone likes to eat         .

(   ) 12.        produces the most apples in the world.

   A. The United States   B. Canada

   C. China   D. France

(   ) 13. Many Americans like to eat apples during lunch because they        at noon.

   A. eat nothing but apples   B. feel it better to eat apples

   C. often eat simple food   D. can get apples easily

(   ) 14. "The trees there produce about five billion apples every year."One billion is

   A. 100,000   B. 1,000,000   C. 10,000,000   D. 1,000,000,000

(   ) 15. The state of Washington is proud of its apples because they think        

   A. everyone in the world can share (分享) their happiness

   B. they can produce as many apples as people all over the world

   C. their apples are better than any of the other fruits

   D. their apple trees are the best in the world

(   ) 6. Mary is going to the cinema at seven on         .

   A. Monday evening   B. Wednesday evening

   C. Friday evening   D. Sunday evening

(   ) 7. On Wednesday afternoon Mike is going to         .

   A. enjoy the concert   B. see some friends

   C. see a doctor   D. have an art class

(   ) 8. Mary is going to        on Wednesday evening.

   A. have supper with Ann   B. have a basketball party

   C. study for an exam   D. watch a basketball match

(   ) 9. Mike's basketball team party starts at        on Sunday.

   A. 7： 30 p.m. B. 8： 00 p.m. C. 8： 30 p.m. D. 9： 00 p.m.

(   ) 10. From Mike's and Mary's plans we know that they both like         .

   A. shopping   B. concerts   C. art   D. music